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his name is john mccain. he was a prisoner of war in vietnam for six years, in congress from arizona, now elected to the senate seat of retiring barry goldwater. >> that was nbc's tom brokaw nearly 32 years ago as john mccain moved from the house to the senate, and an otherwise tough year for republicans senator mccain went on to win reelection five times. the senator passed away on saturday, yet this morning the flag at the white house flies at full staff, having been lowered from a mere few hours following the senator's death. with us we have nbc news senior correspondent tom brokaw, former anchor of "cbs evening news", now the president of news and guts and host of axios tv, dan rather, susan page. author, columnist and political analyst, jeff greenfield. author and nbc news presidential historian, microsohael beshloff. his coming book will be published in october. mike and peggy are with us still. tom, going back to that night in 1936, what an incredible 32 years it was for john mccain. >> you know, i'm h
his name is john mccain. he was a prisoner of war in vietnam for six years, in congress from arizona, now elected to the senate seat of retiring barry goldwater. >> that was nbc's tom brokaw nearly 32 years ago as john mccain moved from the house to the senate, and an otherwise tough year for republicans senator mccain went on to win reelection five times. the senator passed away on saturday, yet this morning the flag at the white house flies at full staff, having been lowered from a mere...
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do you have any thoughts at all about john mccain? do you believe john mccain was a hero, sir? nothing at all about john mccain? mr. president, the american legion is asking you to lower the flag to half staff. any reaction to the american legion? any action for the american legion, about a proclamation about john mccain? why won't you say anything about john mccain. >> just the smallness is, of course -- is, of course, unrivalled, first of all. >> yeah. >> secondly, i don't know what word to use. stupidity? i don't know that you use stupidity against a man that ran through a field of 16 republicans and then beat hillary clinton for president of the united states. derangement? too many words attached to derangement. too many meanings attached to derangement. but donald trump should have known what any other adult in donald trump's position there would have known, which is like doing what he did yesterday, he did nothing but elevate john mccain even more. mccain was laughing at the gates of st. peter all day yesterday, or if he decided to take a detour and raise a little hell, h
do you have any thoughts at all about john mccain? do you believe john mccain was a hero, sir? nothing at all about john mccain? mr. president, the american legion is asking you to lower the flag to half staff. any reaction to the american legion? any action for the american legion, about a proclamation about john mccain? why won't you say anything about john mccain. >> just the smallness is, of course -- is, of course, unrivalled, first of all. >> yeah. >> secondly, i don't...
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mccain and she can work with john mccain. donald trump should apologize because he needs to show that sometimes what he said is a little bit off the mark he can do that. he can show that he can work with people when he goes to washington. >> his own party as a start. >> he's missing a huge opportunity here. it's a little bit lost on me how he's missing this. it's completely lost on me. but anyway you want to talk about it more. i think we're done. go ahead, john heilemann. >> except john heilemann, one point, he says to his critics i supported hillary clinton when i was in new york. and i was a democrat when i was in new york because i had to be to get things done. well if he wants to be president of the united states he better know how to work with john mccain. it's one thing to call everybody stupid and on a general level in washington, d.c. it's quite another to openly insult one of the most powerful on capitol hill in the united states senate. and at some point, he's going to have figure out how to get along with these pe
mccain and she can work with john mccain. donald trump should apologize because he needs to show that sometimes what he said is a little bit off the mark he can do that. he can show that he can work with people when he goes to washington. >> his own party as a start. >> he's missing a huge opportunity here. it's a little bit lost on me how he's missing this. it's completely lost on me. but anyway you want to talk about it more. i think we're done. go ahead, john heilemann. >>...
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about john mccain not being a war hero. even in death, to not be able to get over your petty grievances with john mccain is actually sad to watch. >> yes. it is sad and it is weird. you have to -- with trump you always -- it's always particle calculation, part crazy. right? you have to take into account both his calculation and his craziness. he likes to dominate every news cycle. he wakes up every morning, i think, determined to win that day. that episode of this really weird entire reality show he's running. so all of this -- that's a partial kind of rational, i guess, motive, but it overlaid -- overlaid all of his neurosis and insecurities about himself, about his performance, about his deferments that he got because of his bone spurs, and whether that makes him less of a man, about his small hands, probably whatever, and so you see that, too. so you can't tease apart the calculation from the kaecrazy. an extraordinary week. step back and just look at what we have heard from this president just over the past week. you wo
about john mccain not being a war hero. even in death, to not be able to get over your petty grievances with john mccain is actually sad to watch. >> yes. it is sad and it is weird. you have to -- with trump you always -- it's always particle calculation, part crazy. right? you have to take into account both his calculation and his craziness. he likes to dominate every news cycle. he wakes up every morning, i think, determined to win that day. that episode of this really weird entire...
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>> john mccain obviously a giant in washington, d.c. but he's been a giant in american life for a very long time and he served his entire adult life for the united states people in vietnam and being a prisoner of war, someone who was allowed by the north vietnamese to leave because his father was a powerful add mir in the u.s. navy but john mccain refused and said he wasn't going to go until all of his men came home with him. he did come home physically broken but mentally and spiritually tougher then ever. he was a fighter his entire life, a fighter when he was with the rag va-- reagan administration. i'm not so sure that the most important work he's done hasn't been over the last six months when he's been fighting to uphold the basic tenets of u.s. democracy, championing checks and balances and making sure senators were reminded every day who our friend were and who our enemies were. when i went to talk to him in february, he showed me pictures of dissidents who were assassinated by vladimir putin. he is a voice that we desperately ne
>> john mccain obviously a giant in washington, d.c. but he's been a giant in american life for a very long time and he served his entire adult life for the united states people in vietnam and being a prisoner of war, someone who was allowed by the north vietnamese to leave because his father was a powerful add mir in the u.s. navy but john mccain refused and said he wasn't going to go until all of his men came home with him. he did come home physically broken but mentally and spiritually...
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john mccain's service to the country is over. his work is done. john mccain is at rest. and i like to think of a john mccain liberated from his pain and from his wounds, looking down on us, in a judgment of who will be fideltous to the american public. who will fight for american values? who will join the fight? that is a critical question. we have seen mitch mcconnell, paul ryan, they will be remembered through the ages as cowards, spineless, sue pine weaklingings at this moment of danger to every norm of decency in this country that is presented by donald trump. and that is a fundamental political question for our era, because i believe we're living through a season of cowardice in this country and we have the worst generation of political leadership in the history of the united states of america. >> senator mcclane delivered that message through his daughter meghan. through the speeches made by presidents bush and obama. why is it so hard to be john mccain? why is it so hard to speak truth to power? >> it wasn't hard for john mccain. >> there was no cost to john mccai
john mccain's service to the country is over. his work is done. john mccain is at rest. and i like to think of a john mccain liberated from his pain and from his wounds, looking down on us, in a judgment of who will be fideltous to the american public. who will fight for american values? who will join the fight? that is a critical question. we have seen mitch mcconnell, paul ryan, they will be remembered through the ages as cowards, spineless, sue pine weaklingings at this moment of danger to...
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then there's john mccain who shows character. that's really -- mika, boy what a revelation of two characters in two short clips and again maybe that's why the president repeatedly attacked john mccain's memory over the weekend. 46 years after that american hero was released from a north vietnamese prison camp. you know he hates him, mika and he hates him because john mccain proved his character every day. >> yep. >> when he was in that camp. just like donald trump, unfortunately, proves his character every day and he certainly did this weekend with every vile tweet that he pushes out. >> it says everything you need know. those two clips say it all. we'll be talking about that, all those tweets, what he's trying to deflect from, possibly. good morning and welcome to "morning joe". it is monday, march 18th. it's great to be back with us. we have veteran columnist and msnbc contributor mike barnicle. author of the book "a world in disarray" richard haass. marvin kayme. and historian and author of "the soul of america" and rogers pro
then there's john mccain who shows character. that's really -- mika, boy what a revelation of two characters in two short clips and again maybe that's why the president repeatedly attacked john mccain's memory over the weekend. 46 years after that american hero was released from a north vietnamese prison camp. you know he hates him, mika and he hates him because john mccain proved his character every day. >> yep. >> when he was in that camp. just like donald trump, unfortunately,...
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bush and john mccain. one man yelled about mccain "hang him." >> is this where we really want to be, america? >> no, it's not. this is the death cry of the republican party. a party that shouts "hang him" for john mccain, a war hero, and boos past presidents, past presidents that i didn't really care for their policies much but still that is a sick, sick party. >> you saw over the weekend mitch mcconnell stand up aggressively to steve bannon. karl rove did it last week. the establishment of the republican party is not cowering in fear anymore. they're going hard after him at the same time this president has this extraordinary on again, off again, but mostly on again relationship with steve bannon. and i think that the tale will be told, to a large extent, on whether bannon's candidates can win these primaries or not. >> you mentioned mitch mcconnell. we have that sound bite. let's take a listen. >> they've been out there for a number of years. they cost us five senate seats in 2010 and 2012. we would have
bush and john mccain. one man yelled about mccain "hang him." >> is this where we really want to be, america? >> no, it's not. this is the death cry of the republican party. a party that shouts "hang him" for john mccain, a war hero, and boos past presidents, past presidents that i didn't really care for their policies much but still that is a sick, sick party. >> you saw over the weekend mitch mcconnell stand up aggressively to steve bannon. karl rove did...
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go home, you will be freed and john mccain said, for those of you booing john mccain right now and are too ignorant to read a book, john mccain said, no, i'm not going to go home tell all my men go home with me. you should keep your mouths shut and you should go home and you should talk to your children and you should tell the story of john mccain to your children. a man who served his country in uniform when he could have done what donald trump did. he could have avoided the draft. his father was one of the most powerful men in america. he could have stayed home like donald trump and he could have chased models. but john mccain wanted to serve his country and you know even serving his country, when you put the uniform on, john mccain could have hid behind enemy lines, you know what he wanted to, do he wanted to fly communism. so he flew mission after mission after mission into north vietnam. when he got shot down. when he got beaten. when he got abused, to such a degree that the man can't even raise his arms up to his should e ers, he gets thrown in prison and refused to leave. becaus
go home, you will be freed and john mccain said, for those of you booing john mccain right now and are too ignorant to read a book, john mccain said, no, i'm not going to go home tell all my men go home with me. you should keep your mouths shut and you should go home and you should talk to your children and you should tell the story of john mccain to your children. a man who served his country in uniform when he could have done what donald trump did. he could have avoided the draft. his father...
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john mccain. again, one of those sticking points for this president that because, i think at a certain level, joe, it's almost personal. particularly when you look how personal his attacks have been on someone like john mccain. so when he looks around and he sees these standards of leadership, they are antithetical to where he has been and where he is. he wants to redefine this space in his own image and in order to do that he needs people around him who will prop up that image, bow to that image to "quote omarosa and give it life when on its own it withers on the vine. >> lot long ago president trump saw ace proval ratings in 42%, 44%. gallup as 42%, now dropped down into the 30s. look at the ballot test between republicans and democrats, boy, that's really gone against republicans as well. look at that 39% approval of donald trump. what does that mean for midterm elections? >> it's not good. it's not good by any stretch. and what it says at the core of it, joe, when you peel back the numbers and
john mccain. again, one of those sticking points for this president that because, i think at a certain level, joe, it's almost personal. particularly when you look how personal his attacks have been on someone like john mccain. so when he looks around and he sees these standards of leadership, they are antithetical to where he has been and where he is. he wants to redefine this space in his own image and in order to do that he needs people around him who will prop up that image, bow to that...
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mccain long before john mccain went thumbs up on the senate floor. >> right. >> the very early days of president trump's campaign involved him saying i prefer my war heroes be the ones that don't get captured and some thought will this be the end of donald trump's presidential campaign? it turned out no. it turned out there was quite a lot of tolerance for folks within the republican party saying maybe john mccain is not my guy. one, it shows how much a party can change so quickly. >> right. >> john mccain had been the republican nominee in 2008 and yet it was completely fine for the republican nominee to be insulting him vigorously on the trail. and i think also donald trump has always just been frustrated that john mccain really gets accolades. he's beloved. he's viewed as the statesman and this hero and i think he's viewed by the broader public in a way that donald trump dois no viewed by the broader public. >> again donald trump as a public figure, he's an abhorrent example, an abhorrent public servant. as kristin suggested he completely brainwas
mccain long before john mccain went thumbs up on the senate floor. >> right. >> the very early days of president trump's campaign involved him saying i prefer my war heroes be the ones that don't get captured and some thought will this be the end of donald trump's presidential campaign? it turned out no. it turned out there was quite a lot of tolerance for folks within the republican party saying maybe john mccain is not my guy. one, it shows how much a party can change so quickly....
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trump. >> harder for john mccain. he's just in a lose-lose position. he just is. if he doesn't support trump, he's going to get in trouble. he's in trouble with the trump base now. he gets killed in the primary if he doesn't support trump. he gets killed in the general if he does support trump. if you're mccain, just do the right thing. >> here's more from trump's interview with "the washington post." he hit back at mccain after mccain rebuked trump for questioning the right of a fallen soldier's parents to criticize him. trump said i haven't endorsed john mccain. i've never been there with john mccain because i've always felt he should have done a much better job for the vets. mccain has not responded though he did meet privately with governor mike pence in phoenix last night. pence did not address trump's comments. >> he also took a swipe at kelly ayotte in a fight in new hampshire. i'm doing well in new hampshire. we don't need weak people. we have enough of them. we need fighters in this country. kelly ayotte has
trump. >> harder for john mccain. he's just in a lose-lose position. he just is. if he doesn't support trump, he's going to get in trouble. he's in trouble with the trump base now. he gets killed in the primary if he doesn't support trump. he gets killed in the general if he does support trump. if you're mccain, just do the right thing. >> here's more from trump's interview with "the washington post." he hit back at mccain after mccain rebuked trump for questioning the...
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>> john mccain is a hero. what he said was wrong. i like mr. mccain. we got to work together on a few things. my background is the sport of wrestling and he has a background in the same sport. john mccain is a good man and it's unfortunate what donald trump had to say about him. >> let's move on to a couple of different issues that you guys will be confronting in washington. the iran deal. what's your position on that and where do you think the stumbling blocks are and ultimately do you think it needs to move forward? >> i don't. i think there's real problem with this agreement. first of all we were told to stop iran from becoming a nuclear nation. now that's no longer the goal. in fact this spells out how they're going to get there over a certain amount of time but you have the fact that $150 billion is freed up to use for all kind of bad things. the arms embargo is lifted and you have israel and the arab nations all agreeing that this is a bad deal. i think it's a bad deal and should be turned down but the burden is tough right now when we did the le
>> john mccain is a hero. what he said was wrong. i like mr. mccain. we got to work together on a few things. my background is the sport of wrestling and he has a background in the same sport. john mccain is a good man and it's unfortunate what donald trump had to say about him. >> let's move on to a couple of different issues that you guys will be confronting in washington. the iran deal. what's your position on that and where do you think the stumbling blocks are and ultimately do...
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this is not the john mccain we knew. after the campaign he is yucking it up and the old john mccain he knows and loves. he'll fall back and they will love him. >> in florida, congressman kendrick meek handily won the nomination for senate overcoming an expensive race against billionaire jeff greene. take a listen. hold on one second. >> because the people of state of florida still with me tonight, ladies and gentlemen, through 26 million plus dollars being spent against us. we made history! in this state. because the state of florida was not for sale. will not be for sale and we will stand up and continue to deliver! >> all right. >> we get some cues out here? >> in the control room, y'all owe -- hold on a second. >> what happened? >> got to get out there. >> no, you weren't listening to your cues. let me guess, men, men, men, oh, i heard it. okay. sorry. >> i was about to say something here that i couldn't say on air. >> why not say it on air? have you no filter. >> i will say, listen. the bottom line is that this race
this is not the john mccain we knew. after the campaign he is yucking it up and the old john mccain he knows and loves. he'll fall back and they will love him. >> in florida, congressman kendrick meek handily won the nomination for senate overcoming an expensive race against billionaire jeff greene. take a listen. hold on one second. >> because the people of state of florida still with me tonight, ladies and gentlemen, through 26 million plus dollars being spent against us. we made...
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you keep an eye on john mccain, he'll be back. john mccain adjusted. heed had some massive operation. and then he started flying commercial, started flying in coach, he had two, three, four, five people and he rebuilt his campaign from the ground up. that is what you want to see on a candidate. that is what you want to see in a politician. that is what you want to see in a leader where they make a mistake and they are agile enough toed d ed adjust on the. i'm not saying that beto will win, but we'll see. it is early. >> i just think that there is no time for regrouping and for trying to see, you know, how you mess up your campaign along the way. this is a different situation we're in. and if you look at pete buttigieg, everything he does is pitch perfect, it is laser focused, right or target in terms of tone, dynamic, message. everything. and that matters. that is why he is standing out. i feel like being a democrat potentially running against trump this time around, it is like being a woman in tv news trying to break through. you have to be perfect. a
you keep an eye on john mccain, he'll be back. john mccain adjusted. heed had some massive operation. and then he started flying commercial, started flying in coach, he had two, three, four, five people and he rebuilt his campaign from the ground up. that is what you want to see on a candidate. that is what you want to see in a politician. that is what you want to see in a leader where they make a mistake and they are agile enough toed d ed adjust on the. i'm not saying that beto will win, but...
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john mccain" sorry here. i guess we can add this to the list of inconceivable ideas for this president, if someone else did it would have been stunning and outrageous and it is in this case but i go he is not surprising, fair to say? >> i think so. senator mccain was bank woe's ghost for trump, he represents everything that donald trump is not. heroic figure, sacrifice, so that's clear. the other thing that's clear is basically we now have a capital city that is trying to childproof the presidency. right? you want to take everything away, all the sharp objects, you know, everything that he might, you know run over and so, i mean, this is where we are. we thought the soviet union ended on christmas day 1991, but apparently not. apparently we just sort of airbrush out things. we cover things up that might upset dear leader. so, you know, we're going to be dealing with this for a long time. one of the things -- i know i've said this before, but that's never stopped me -- we know that the presidency has not chang
john mccain" sorry here. i guess we can add this to the list of inconceivable ideas for this president, if someone else did it would have been stunning and outrageous and it is in this case but i go he is not surprising, fair to say? >> i think so. senator mccain was bank woe's ghost for trump, he represents everything that donald trump is not. heroic figure, sacrifice, so that's clear. the other thing that's clear is basically we now have a capital city that is trying to childproof...
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now, john mccain's list -- [ booing ] >> john mccain was not on the list. that was a totally unexpected thing, terrible. john mccain came in and went th thumbs down at 3:00 in the morning. that was a horrible, horrible thing that happened to the republican party. that was a horrible thing. the wall is happening, folks, okay? believe me. the wall is happening. in fact, you probably saw we have a wall up there now. and we're renovating it already. it's being made pristine, perfect, just as good as know, although we may go higher, and we're building samples of the new wall. it has to be a see-through wall. if you can't have vision through it, you don't know who is on the other side. let's say it's a precast concrete wall and now there are people on the other side. i was given an example, it's so bad it's going to stop drugs and a lot of bad things. i think to be honest a see-through wall would look better. you don't have that whatever it might be. he should have been handled a long time ago by clinton. i won't mention the republicans, right? by backup. we're d
now, john mccain's list -- [ booing ] >> john mccain was not on the list. that was a totally unexpected thing, terrible. john mccain came in and went th thumbs down at 3:00 in the morning. that was a horrible, horrible thing that happened to the republican party. that was a horrible thing. the wall is happening, folks, okay? believe me. the wall is happening. in fact, you probably saw we have a wall up there now. and we're renovating it already. it's being made pristine, perfect, just as...
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. >> there are so many people who miss the great john mccain. >> late senator john mccain on "morning joe" back in 2015 reacting there for the first time to donald trump disparaging his military service. this morning new reporting from jeffrey goldberg in the atlantic magazine has more details on the president's fixation with mccain and a whole lot more. good morning and welcome to "morning joe," it is friday, september 4th, along with joe and me, we have washington anchor, katty kay, white house reporter for the associated press, jonathan lemire. associate editor of "the washington post" and msnbc political analysis eugene robinson. and editor in chief of the atlantic magazine, jeffrey goldberg, the author of that new piece on president trump disparage america's war dead. >>> in a moment we'll get to joe biden's visit to kenosha, wisconsin yesterday it was in stark contrast with the president's visit earlier in the week with joe biden calling for an end to systemic racism and an end to the violence. also, joe biden met with jacob blake's family for 90 minutes. >>> but we begin with j
. >> there are so many people who miss the great john mccain. >> late senator john mccain on "morning joe" back in 2015 reacting there for the first time to donald trump disparaging his military service. this morning new reporting from jeffrey goldberg in the atlantic magazine has more details on the president's fixation with mccain and a whole lot more. good morning and welcome to "morning joe," it is friday, september 4th, along with joe and me, we have...
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john mccain is his own case for different reasons. how about ben sass, has he suffered from speaking out when he felt it was appropriate. he hasn't suffered. so for the other senators who are worried about speaking out when they think it's the right thing to do, why not. >>> coming up on morning joe, putin's revenge. >>> also frontline documentary traces the tri s traces the ris ruthless leader. >> they turned the name of a vodka into a documentary. >> it's a good one. we'll be right back. >> tech: so you think this chip is nothing to worry about? well at safelite, we know sooner or later every chip will crack. these friends were on a trip when their windshield got chipped. so they scheduled at safelite.com. they didn't have to change their plans or worry about a thing. i'll see you all in a little bit. and i fixed it right away with a strong repair they can trust. plus, with most insurance a safelite repair is no cost to you. >> customer: really?! >> tech: being there whenever you need us that's another safelite advantage. >> singers
john mccain is his own case for different reasons. how about ben sass, has he suffered from speaking out when he felt it was appropriate. he hasn't suffered. so for the other senators who are worried about speaking out when they think it's the right thing to do, why not. >>> coming up on morning joe, putin's revenge. >>> also frontline documentary traces the tri s traces the ris ruthless leader. >> they turned the name of a vodka into a documentary. >> it's a good...
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she comes from the john mccain camp. i wonder if democrats will be really thrilled about nominating an neocon in 2016? >> she gets it from both sides essentially but she is no shr k shrinking violet and she will get it from the progressive wing of the democratic party and also from republicans who say she is not tough enough and wanted to reset with russia. this is the problem with having a record in washington. so if you want to be elected president, don't have a record, i think, these days, because it's just going to follow you around. you're being criticized on it. >> politico's mike allen with a look at the playbook. thanks. >> have a great national pancake day. >> we will. we are going to get some short stacks after the show. >>> dr. emanuel is standing by in the green room with a look at his new book. >>> first, a career might for lebron james who went off last night. the huge numbers he put up against the bob casts. "morning joe" sports is next. ♪ people people throw your love around ♪ and the light comes on.
she comes from the john mccain camp. i wonder if democrats will be really thrilled about nominating an neocon in 2016? >> she gets it from both sides essentially but she is no shr k shrinking violet and she will get it from the progressive wing of the democratic party and also from republicans who say she is not tough enough and wanted to reset with russia. this is the problem with having a record in washington. so if you want to be elected president, don't have a record, i think, these...
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you know john mccain. here is a guy with a straight face, a guy in washington, d.c., a congressman since 1982, saying he was duped to signing on to a $700 million bill. >> i don't see what his point is, though. he said we thought it was going to go to toxic assets. who did he think held the toxic assets? one way or the other, they were trying to bail out wall street. everybody knew that. what's the method for bailing out wall street? >> why is john mccain saying this now? >> because of j.d. hayworth, your old buddy from the house. >> we have the sound bite. do you want to play it now or wait until later. >> let's play it. >> he talks about his decades of experience, and knowing washington, and knowing bipartisanship when he sees it. >> which one is it? >> here is john mccain on this issue. >> you said you were misled by former treasury secretary paulson. >> we were all misled. he said they were going after the toxic assets. the toxic assets were the housing market. he testified to that. i mean, we were all
you know john mccain. here is a guy with a straight face, a guy in washington, d.c., a congressman since 1982, saying he was duped to signing on to a $700 million bill. >> i don't see what his point is, though. he said we thought it was going to go to toxic assets. who did he think held the toxic assets? one way or the other, they were trying to bail out wall street. everybody knew that. what's the method for bailing out wall street? >> why is john mccain saying this now? >>...
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but john mccain killing this iteration is unacceptable. >> ridiculous. it was a skinny repeal anyway. it shouldn't surprise us we shouldn't waste our breath to let you know donald trump is lying about that. if you are a trump supporter saying john mccain was a traitor because he didn't vote to repeal obamacare, please, don't admit that to anybody outside of your home, because that's a really stupid thing to say. i ask you, again, get your manned out of the blender. turn it off first then get your handout of the blender. go next door and ask to borrow the google machine because you're going to make a fool of yourself if you are repeat this. get that. blender off. >> handout. >> this may may apply to those criticizing president trump including lindsey graham. >> i think the president's comments about senator mccain hurt him more than they hurt the legacy of senator mccain. i'm going to try to continue to help the president. and a lot of people are coming to john's defense now. but call them crazy and a war amonger, so it's interesting to see the politics h
but john mccain killing this iteration is unacceptable. >> ridiculous. it was a skinny repeal anyway. it shouldn't surprise us we shouldn't waste our breath to let you know donald trump is lying about that. if you are a trump supporter saying john mccain was a traitor because he didn't vote to repeal obamacare, please, don't admit that to anybody outside of your home, because that's a really stupid thing to say. i ask you, again, get your manned out of the blender. turn it off first then...
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so what john mccain said is very qualified. you put that on top of the fact that chuck hagel has said things over the past five, six, seven years that does place him outside the mainstream of american political thought when it comes to foreign policy. i think that's fair too. so i think that's what the senate is supposed to do. they're supposed to advise and consent. i think john mccain is doing it exactly like he should do it. he has problems with it, but he's going to let the president put his person in charge. i thought mccain was very fair there. mark? you take some of the things he said in the past, they're pretty bad, but he circled back. he's talked to lindsey. he's assured some other people that those are not his positions today. >> senator hagel has really big shoes to fill. the president's first two defense secretaries, fantastic. worked well with the hill, worked well with the pentagon. i think senator mccain, unlike some of the other critics that chuck hagel, has focused on the things where there really are question
so what john mccain said is very qualified. you put that on top of the fact that chuck hagel has said things over the past five, six, seven years that does place him outside the mainstream of american political thought when it comes to foreign policy. i think that's fair too. so i think that's what the senate is supposed to do. they're supposed to advise and consent. i think john mccain is doing it exactly like he should do it. he has problems with it, but he's going to let the president put...
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and i support john mccain. he's always been a maverick for the republican party. >> trying to get the obamacare taken care of. mccain, thumbs down. his fault. >> john mccain in particular did not do what his supporters asked of him. >> i really appreciate the honesty from john mccain. >> i voted for both of them, but i don't like their lack of support for our president. >> i think that they're finally standing up to trump's rhetoric, and that's good for the state and good for the country. >> they don't really represent the republican party, i don't believe. >> jeff flash as far as i'm concerned, that gentleman needs to go back to snowflake and stay there. >> jeff flake and john mccain should really have a d after their name rather than an r. >> things got to change. if they don't change in a populist trump kind of way, they're going to change in a really messed up, bernie sanders social cyst kind of way like venezuela. so they'd figure it out quick because the country is dividing on different lines. they're not
and i support john mccain. he's always been a maverick for the republican party. >> trying to get the obamacare taken care of. mccain, thumbs down. his fault. >> john mccain in particular did not do what his supporters asked of him. >> i really appreciate the honesty from john mccain. >> i voted for both of them, but i don't like their lack of support for our president. >> i think that they're finally standing up to trump's rhetoric, and that's good for the state...
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and they quietly say we line up behind john mccain. i think john mccain is critical here, but there's no doubt that mitch mcconnell has to understand that crossing a war hero who saved his brother's life, who is in the mainstream far more so than lindsey graham, in the mainstream of u.s. foreign policy, you know, it's going to be a hard guy for mitch mcconnell to vote against. >> as john points out, mcconnell gushed over chuck hagel when he left the senate. on the floor of the senate, he gave a speech that went on and on about chuck hagel. let's be clear, a lot of this is about israel. you heard lindsey graham say it. john mccain has said it as well. they think chuck hagel will be too soft on iran. he suggested maybe that there should be negotiations with hamas, something that people like lindsey graham reject out of hand. that's a big piece of all this. >> if they stop him, it will be on israel and iran. that's, i think, the only issue that potentially stops him. >> remember, he's the secretary of defense. the president's policies are
and they quietly say we line up behind john mccain. i think john mccain is critical here, but there's no doubt that mitch mcconnell has to understand that crossing a war hero who saved his brother's life, who is in the mainstream far more so than lindsey graham, in the mainstream of u.s. foreign policy, you know, it's going to be a hard guy for mitch mcconnell to vote against. >> as john points out, mcconnell gushed over chuck hagel when he left the senate. on the floor of the senate, he...
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they rallied behind john mccain for the most part, and i think john mccain was a tougher swallow than mitt romney will be. at the end of the day, conservatives dislike barack obama so much they're going to unite behind anybody who will defeat him. until you get to that point where you have a binary choice, you always have this interparty warfa warfare. they will rally around him at the end of the day, and barack obama's a very, very tough reelection race ahead of him. >> thanks so much, man. appreciate it. >> see you in new hampshire. >> that first story confuses me, as well. a group of evangelicals gathered in texas because they don't like romney. why don't they ask for god's help to help them? >>> he made one dangerous mistake, leaving newt gingrich alive and angry. >>> plus, the moment reality tv has been apparently waiting for, gary busey and the reverend ted haggard on "wife swap." >> prepare for the best, prepare for the worst and expect the unexpected. >> moving like this, those are angels. >>> for michele bachmann, her sixth place finish was reflected in her concession. but th
they rallied behind john mccain for the most part, and i think john mccain was a tougher swallow than mitt romney will be. at the end of the day, conservatives dislike barack obama so much they're going to unite behind anybody who will defeat him. until you get to that point where you have a binary choice, you always have this interparty warfa warfare. they will rally around him at the end of the day, and barack obama's a very, very tough reelection race ahead of him. >> thanks so much,...
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>> we salute john mccain for his service to this country. i want to salute him for picking up a rhetorical trick barack obama used frequently in the campaign and continues to use. used it to pass all this overreaching legislation. it's this all or nothing approach. barack obama would say the republicans don't like the stimulus plan. they want us to sit back and do nothing. well, the republicans don't like the health care plan. it's always false choices. here, you have john mccain saying well, because the united states of america doesn't want to be involved in three wars at one time and involved in an afghanistan war for 20 years, it spend trillions of dollars in wars where there's not a direct national interest. they are isolationists. they are like pat buchanan. it's absolutely ridiculous. there's no doubt about it that when it comes to fighting wars at this point in american history, john mccain, lindsey graham and joe lieberman are on the extreme in political thought. it's not these republicans that are saying wait a second, maybe it's no
>> we salute john mccain for his service to this country. i want to salute him for picking up a rhetorical trick barack obama used frequently in the campaign and continues to use. used it to pass all this overreaching legislation. it's this all or nothing approach. barack obama would say the republicans don't like the stimulus plan. they want us to sit back and do nothing. well, the republicans don't like the health care plan. it's always false choices. here, you have john mccain saying...
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in the speech he was john mccain. he spoke about our ideals as a nation, our history, our values, our enduring impression around the world that we have made, the fact that we have been around the world fighting on behalf of freedom and always left every place we've ever been. never claimed territory. came back home with our own ideas. and josh, i don't know about what you but when i read that speech, i felt such an overwhelming feeling of sadness for what is lacking today in terms of dialogue in washington d.c. >> mike, i think that's one of the reasons it stands out. it wasn't just an eloquent speech, but it was an opportunity for him to express the kind of sentiment about our country and our history, and the exceptionalism of the united states of america that we rarely hear in washington d.c. these days. and snenator mccain put his lif on the line to defend it. he crossed party lines in d.c. even when it wasn't popular to try to advance it. and look, for all the political differences, and i don't want to minimize th
in the speech he was john mccain. he spoke about our ideals as a nation, our history, our values, our enduring impression around the world that we have made, the fact that we have been around the world fighting on behalf of freedom and always left every place we've ever been. never claimed territory. came back home with our own ideas. and josh, i don't know about what you but when i read that speech, i felt such an overwhelming feeling of sadness for what is lacking today in terms of dialogue...
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mccain, what i had been pressing was the armed services committee and john mccain is the few chairman of it. i had sent a letter to the new chairman, i had not communicated that to john directly. although i had a hearing and will continue to raise wit john mccain because the committee ought to look at listen to the military's arguments. the military brass opposes this. we ought to hear their arguments. but i'm a big believer in defending the 2nd amendment rights of everyone including our soldiers. >> senior mccain later tweeted ted cruz is a friend. bless your heart. but says he is a valuable friend and valued member of the armed services committee. blah blah blah blah blah. i don't sense he's such a friend of john mccain but ted cruz learned valuable lessons, when you are in the bigs, everything you say is on mic. you can't blow it up like you did on the campaign trail in west texas. >> and when it deals directly with a law maker who you might not have the greatest relationship with over the last couple years, in a committee he is running, you better make sure you actually did what y
mccain, what i had been pressing was the armed services committee and john mccain is the few chairman of it. i had sent a letter to the new chairman, i had not communicated that to john directly. although i had a hearing and will continue to raise wit john mccain because the committee ought to look at listen to the military's arguments. the military brass opposes this. we ought to hear their arguments. but i'm a big believer in defending the 2nd amendment rights of everyone including our...
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in a moment i describe in the book i stood in john mccain's cell with john mccain alone. just the two of us. and i thought about the journey we had made together where we said we'll make peace with vietnam, we'll make peace in america. there we were these two guys who did come from completely different polar opposites but we found common ground and there we were in hanoi of all places in his cell sharing that common ground. it was a very, very moving moment and inspirational to me. >> i want to ask you about the op-ed in the "new york times," having served in an administration, you know well how these things work. but we have a president who is breaking norms by the day. aren't there consequences to hearing reports like we're hearing in bob woodward's book like we're raged in the "new york times," members of the administration breaking norms in return? >> no. it's really part of our constitutional process and part of the right of any american to speak out and you take the consequences when you do. go back, again, this is part of the history, daniel ellsberg people who saw
in a moment i describe in the book i stood in john mccain's cell with john mccain alone. just the two of us. and i thought about the journey we had made together where we said we'll make peace with vietnam, we'll make peace in america. there we were these two guys who did come from completely different polar opposites but we found common ground and there we were in hanoi of all places in his cell sharing that common ground. it was a very, very moving moment and inspirational to me. >> i...
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someone like senator john mccain. it's so much easier to say. >> i think, the real point is what we are trying to do around the table is have a rational, sensible conversation. what do we do now? the cards are what they are. we played the cards. what we should have done is kind of irrelevant. the question is, we are where we are. this is the situation. you have a guy murdering these people. john pointed out the differences between this and libya, our limitations to act at the edges. this is not bosnia or places to send in bombers and clean this up. we are faced with a bunch of really, really hard charges or choices. what i was probing about with you, joe, what would you do since you are in the center on these issues. you recognize america's role in the world, what do we do? >> get back to me tomorrow. i'll call the white house. i'm serious. i'll call around and see. i think, though, let me throw it back at you to say is it an option for the united states to allow, to permit, to stand back and basically play the role o
someone like senator john mccain. it's so much easier to say. >> i think, the real point is what we are trying to do around the table is have a rational, sensible conversation. what do we do now? the cards are what they are. we played the cards. what we should have done is kind of irrelevant. the question is, we are where we are. this is the situation. you have a guy murdering these people. john pointed out the differences between this and libya, our limitations to act at the edges. this...
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-second spots for every one spot john mccain ran. it was just one negative spot after another. nationwide, nonstop. you better be tough if you are going to be able to stand-up to that attack. >> let me fit in this piece. guantanamo is the place to try terrorists. the administration has shown admirable flexibility in making decisions. president obama launched a counter insurgency strategy in afghanistan, ignored calls to withdrawal from iraq and agreed to extend the patriot act without weakening provisions or making it harder to use. he should make the right decision about captured enemy combatants. >> this may be tough to swallow, but much mcconnell is stating the truth. gitmo, afghanistan, iraq and the petri pet pet petriuate act. >> extended far beyond where bush was. if you look at the brutality of the drone strikes alone in western -- eastern afghanistan and into pakistan, it has been brutal. i mean barack obama has basically, you know, let the birds fly and they have dropped bomb after bomb after bomb in that area. >> he's doubl
-second spots for every one spot john mccain ran. it was just one negative spot after another. nationwide, nonstop. you better be tough if you are going to be able to stand-up to that attack. >> let me fit in this piece. guantanamo is the place to try terrorists. the administration has shown admirable flexibility in making decisions. president obama launched a counter insurgency strategy in afghanistan, ignored calls to withdrawal from iraq and agreed to extend the patriot act without...
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john mccain is trying to hold trump accountable for the nature. >> does john mccain see this as one of the most important missions of his life? >> you know, he's -- >> checking trump's power? >> he does. he won't articulate that. his friends and advisers do. this is the faze of mccain's career that he can take out the statesman like principle. this is what the country stands for. that speech is where he says these are the western values. these are big ideas. >> how many of you heard, it was remarkable, mccain giving a speech in europe and my phone is blowing up. several people saying this is the highlight of john mccain's career. >> this was the best of mccain. this is the mccain a lot of people in 2000 got behind. we should point out, mccain is an imperfect vehicle for this. remember, he chose sarah palin as his running mate. that ushered in the age of trump. >> yeah. >> he's an imperfect messenger. he's trying to do the right thing. >> this is not a new thing for him. he was critical of president obama and george w. bush. even reagan in beirut as well. has he always looked at himself
john mccain is trying to hold trump accountable for the nature. >> does john mccain see this as one of the most important missions of his life? >> you know, he's -- >> checking trump's power? >> he does. he won't articulate that. his friends and advisers do. this is the faze of mccain's career that he can take out the statesman like principle. this is what the country stands for. that speech is where he says these are the western values. these are big ideas. >> how...
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first of all, want to apoll john mccain. >> i will stay back in my chair. thank you, mika. john heilemann, what happens if jeff sessions quits rethey're aren't a lot of good options, right? the senate is going to have a hard time approving anything. and then who's in charge there? look, fist first is this, the d.a.g., who is rod rosenstein. donald trump criticized him, too, in that new york city last
first of all, want to apoll john mccain. >> i will stay back in my chair. thank you, mika. john heilemann, what happens if jeff sessions quits rethey're aren't a lot of good options, right? the senate is going to have a hard time approving anything. and then who's in charge there? look, fist first is this, the d.a.g., who is rod rosenstein. donald trump criticized him, too, in that new york city last
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. >> including john mccain. >> including john mccain. . i'll not accusing anybody of anything. i know there's a steep learning process. >> no. >> i just want to say this is dangerous language just like it's dangerous language when you say that somebody has betrayed america because they don't interpret your version of law the way you want them to. or when you call court decision outrageous. these are the words of autocrats. i'm not assigning any intent. >> no, but we have to look at this. >> at this point, i'm just going to say it's sloppy. >> mike? at day 20, it's more than sloppy. >> it's got to stop now. it's got to stop now! >> on the last point that you raised, joe, the s.e.a.l. team six raid in yemen, i don't know whether sean spicer or the administration is aware of the fact there are after action reports, what they call them. after action reports on every contact situation like that in the war in every war. in the after-action report will be clear and brutal and it will be truthful. and so we will get a good reading on the exact status of that raid as soon as that after-
. >> including john mccain. >> including john mccain. . i'll not accusing anybody of anything. i know there's a steep learning process. >> no. >> i just want to say this is dangerous language just like it's dangerous language when you say that somebody has betrayed america because they don't interpret your version of law the way you want them to. or when you call court decision outrageous. these are the words of autocrats. i'm not assigning any intent. >> no, but...
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mccain's -- john mccain's co-workers in the senate for years. the fact that donald trump has caused this, and the republican party, he's caused this in american politics actually, i think, is probably going to be his worse legacy. many terrible, terrible legacies. those people that sit up and applauded for john mccain's death, it says to you, they may not be bad people but you sure as hell gave a gate good impression of what a bad person looks like. i mean this and i do mean this with all the love in my heart, understanding that we all make mistakes and all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god, i really do hope that this monday morning when you wake up you think about that moment and you feel a little ashamed. >> yeah. >> feel a little ashamed and you tell yourself i got to do better next time. i can support donald trump without being hateful. i can support donald trump and still not devalue the worth of human beings that don't look exactly like me, who don't think exactly like me, who don't worship exactly like me. it's not too much
mccain's -- john mccain's co-workers in the senate for years. the fact that donald trump has caused this, and the republican party, he's caused this in american politics actually, i think, is probably going to be his worse legacy. many terrible, terrible legacies. those people that sit up and applauded for john mccain's death, it says to you, they may not be bad people but you sure as hell gave a gate good impression of what a bad person looks like. i mean this and i do mean this with all the...
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does john mccain have a point? >> i don't think he has a point. i would say we are not exactly loved by any muslims. whether it's a much larger percent, you saw the soccer game where they were giving a minute of silence. i assume you saw that where the stadium burst out and shouting out things that even the soccer players were embarrassed of and didn't know what to do. they were doing muslim chants a week ago after the strategy in paris. they were honored with a minute of silence. i think john mccain is incorrect. i think we have to be strong. i have many muslim friends. we have to be individuvigilant strong. >> we don't paint an entire religion based on the chance of a few people. >> not a few people. a lot of people at that soccer game were going wild with their chanting. everybody was very embarrassed. we're not talking about a few people. >> what's the purpose of all this? >> you said people went wild after 9/11 and muslims went wild. >> well, think did. >> whether it's iran or you look at every muslim government in the world other than the pa
does john mccain have a point? >> i don't think he has a point. i would say we are not exactly loved by any muslims. whether it's a much larger percent, you saw the soccer game where they were giving a minute of silence. i assume you saw that where the stadium burst out and shouting out things that even the soccer players were embarrassed of and didn't know what to do. they were doing muslim chants a week ago after the strategy in paris. they were honored with a minute of silence. i think...
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john mccain is not only surviving, he is thriving. he is rolling over primary opponents. >> the anti-washington sentiment clearly vibrant across the country that he is the outlier. his experience, his familiarity in arizona is of great benefit to him. >> look at this, battleground polls to show you that donald trump actually is not having a drag on a lot of these republican candidates because they are separating themselves from him on the trail. clinton up two in north carolina but richard burr up two in north carolina in the senate race. clinton up four in ohio but a 12-point swing with rob portman comfortably ahead by eight points. in ohio, trump only up one in missouri. a state he should be up by five. roy blunt, the senator there, up by five. >> so can i reask the question i asked about 20 minutes ago. >> sure. >> if these candidates are doing okay separating themselves from trump, why is what do you have to lose to the candidates who are endorsing trump and the leaders who are endorsing trump in terms of the party? if they are su
john mccain is not only surviving, he is thriving. he is rolling over primary opponents. >> the anti-washington sentiment clearly vibrant across the country that he is the outlier. his experience, his familiarity in arizona is of great benefit to him. >> look at this, battleground polls to show you that donald trump actually is not having a drag on a lot of these republican candidates because they are separating themselves from him on the trail. clinton up two in north carolina but...
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kasich, mitt romney, john mccain territory here. i have been talking to some of the voters who say they really can't get behind trump, and that lingers. that sort of has this overhang on troy balderson, the republican candidate here. danny o'connor had all of the momentum. he got help last night in the form of a good old-fashioned campaign gaffe by balderson who was on the stump, last event of the day. he said, we don't want somebody from franklin county representing us here. he was in one of the more rural parts of the state. frankl franklin county is the biggest county in the state. democrats seize on it. balderson tried to clean it up this morning. >> i'm excited about the day, excited to represent the 12 it congressional district. it is a big day and we worked hard to get here. at american pride last night did you say you didn't want someone from franklin county? >> i'm going to work for this whole congressional district is what i'm going to work for. >> do you want to elaborate on that at all? >> i'm going to work for the whole
kasich, mitt romney, john mccain territory here. i have been talking to some of the voters who say they really can't get behind trump, and that lingers. that sort of has this overhang on troy balderson, the republican candidate here. danny o'connor had all of the momentum. he got help last night in the form of a good old-fashioned campaign gaffe by balderson who was on the stump, last event of the day. he said, we don't want somebody from franklin county representing us here. he was in one of...
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>> yeah and shortly after he released a or ton twitter, i war a fan of john mccain, disagreed with him on many things but the lowering of the flags and the funeral had to be approved to me by president and i did so without hesitation or complaint. quite the contrary, i felt it was deserved. i never called john a loser and swear on whoever or whatever i was asked to swear on, that i never called our great fallen soldiers anything other than heroes. a number of administration officials also issued unequivocal denials. we'll note that despite trump in that tweet saying he never called mccain a loser you heard the sound bite where trump said he didn't like mccain because, quote, i don't like loser. he retweeted an article with the
>> yeah and shortly after he released a or ton twitter, i war a fan of john mccain, disagreed with him on many things but the lowering of the flags and the funeral had to be approved to me by president and i did so without hesitation or complaint. quite the contrary, i felt it was deserved. i never called john a loser and swear on whoever or whatever i was asked to swear on, that i never called our great fallen soldiers anything other than heroes. a number of administration officials also...
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>> i admire john mccain and admire especially early john mccain and was a fan for years and i think he found himself in a very tough pickle in the beginning of this story. obama was surging in the polls. it was all kind of going to a very tough place when he had to make the decision. i felt i want the audience to be in his shoes and look at the dilemma he faced. especially when people say you can take this risky choice or you can lose. i want people to relate with them at that moment. casting ed harris is part of it. i think he's a dynamic and thoughtful person. you can see his soul at stake. that's what great actors can do is let you feel it's not just a choice. it's everything. >> the close upshot of ed harris at the end of the movie. that was ed harris. that's john mccain. >> i think his trance formation of putting on weight and did physical things, but the way he committed to understanding what that guy faced and he's an american hero. it's a very chaotic and polarized place that was up and down through the primaries. i wanted to ask the audience, go past what you expect and look a
>> i admire john mccain and admire especially early john mccain and was a fan for years and i think he found himself in a very tough pickle in the beginning of this story. obama was surging in the polls. it was all kind of going to a very tough place when he had to make the decision. i felt i want the audience to be in his shoes and look at the dilemma he faced. especially when people say you can take this risky choice or you can lose. i want people to relate with them at that moment....
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bush lost new hampshire resoundingly to john mccain. barack obama wins iowa, but loses new hampshire to secretary clinton. so there's always a drama here and the test is what can a candidate on the fly learn from defeat? he's actually a pretty good test run for the pressures of the office. and so the one thing about vice president biden is he's had so much trauma and tragedy in his life he knows -- he knows how to be resilient. that's now tragically second nature to him because the nature of his life. but i think it -- to me the biden efficacy of the candidacy right now, what tells me the most is that most of us and most of us who live -- spend too much time on our phones and too much time thinking about this stuff actually, are only talking to a
bush lost new hampshire resoundingly to john mccain. barack obama wins iowa, but loses new hampshire to secretary clinton. so there's always a drama here and the test is what can a candidate on the fly learn from defeat? he's actually a pretty good test run for the pressures of the office. and so the one thing about vice president biden is he's had so much trauma and tragedy in his life he knows -- he knows how to be resilient. that's now tragically second nature to him because the nature of...
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john mccain calling her unfit for office. what's your take? >> well, you know, you've got to -- well, i was going to say you've got to wonder what he has against susan rice, but i think we do know she was very critical of john mccain. four years ago. and -- >> give us that background. because there really does seem, again, this isn't so much about benghazi as it is about an attempt to stop susan rice from being the next secretary of state. give us the personal background of susan rice and john mccain. >> well, she went after him in the 2008 campaign. and in a way that he took personally, i think, as john mccain takes a lot of things personally. >> well, she went after him personally. the flak jacket comment and a lot of other things. she attacked him. >> she did. and look, she is not known to -- to suffer fools gladly. she's tough. which in other contexts maybe you would want in a secretary of state. but -- >> exactly. >> while we're on that subject. i mean, why is it that women who are, you know, thought of for these offices are, you know, ab
john mccain calling her unfit for office. what's your take? >> well, you know, you've got to -- well, i was going to say you've got to wonder what he has against susan rice, but i think we do know she was very critical of john mccain. four years ago. and -- >> give us that background. because there really does seem, again, this isn't so much about benghazi as it is about an attempt to stop susan rice from being the next secretary of state. give us the personal background of susan...
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what about john mccain? what do you think about john mccain going back and getting sarah palin when these two -- my god, you read about how that campaign ended. it was terrible. >> disastrous. >> well, you know, look, john mccain -- >> i'm talking about the night they lost and they were trying to push their way on the stage to speed and mccain's people were elbowing them out of the way. it was ugly. >> i'll tell you this, john mccain is bringing her back a second time tells me j.d., who i thought was pretty far behind, is a lot closer than people thought. >> pat buchanan, thanks a lot. >> thank you. >> sorry about that, willie. >>> still ahead, we have senator claire mccaskill going to be with us coming up straight head on "morning joe." right now you can get a great deal on any volkswagen. wow, the tiguan's great. mm. and the routan has everything we're looking for. plus, every volkswagen includes no-charge, scheduled, carefree maintenance. so, what's this punchdub days about? you know, where you punch some
what about john mccain? what do you think about john mccain going back and getting sarah palin when these two -- my god, you read about how that campaign ended. it was terrible. >> disastrous. >> well, you know, look, john mccain -- >> i'm talking about the night they lost and they were trying to push their way on the stage to speed and mccain's people were elbowing them out of the way. it was ugly. >> i'll tell you this, john mccain is bringing her back a second time...
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he called john mccain foul mouth. he said democrats are more loyal to each other than republicans are. he also tweeted this in response to the lack of republican support lately. it is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and be i can now fight for america the way i want to. so, wait, this is how he's been behaving with the shackles on? those shackles come off -- >> good point. good morning. it's wednesday, october 12th. >> shackles are coming off. i'm excited. >> timely. >> it's about time. >> put them back on. >> when are we going to have a campaign that's worth watching? >> took the shackles off him last night. >> i don't think i'd want to know about your personal life. with us on set we've got veteran columnist and msnbc contributor -- >> legend. >> -- managing editor of bloomberg politics. co-host of "with all due respect" mark halpern. in nashville, tennessee, john meachem. less than four weeks. >> yes. >> the friction between the republican party, if you could call it that, what would you call it? we
he called john mccain foul mouth. he said democrats are more loyal to each other than republicans are. he also tweeted this in response to the lack of republican support lately. it is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and be i can now fight for america the way i want to. so, wait, this is how he's been behaving with the shackles on? those shackles come off -- >> good point. good morning. it's wednesday, october 12th. >> shackles are coming off. i'm excited. >>...
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john mccain thought about a ticket with joe lieberman. we can't make a fetish of bipartisanship, but it's a very interesting question given the polarization of the hour. what might have happened if some combination of john kerry and joe lieberman and john mccain had gone to the country with more of a fusion ticket? might not have worked, obviously, but it's one of those interesting counter factuals that it couldn't have led to anything worse than what we've had in recent years. i think that some of that spirit needs to be kindled and preserved. >> senator richard blumenthal, thank you very much. mike memoli, claire mccaskill and jon meacham, thank you all very much for coming on this morning. >>> coming up on "morning joe," the epa has finalized new rules on vehicle emissions as the administration seeks to accelerate the auto industry's switch to electric cars. the head of volkswagon will join us to talk about how his company is navigating the transition. avn when my doctor gave me breztri for my copd, things changed for me. breztri gave
john mccain thought about a ticket with joe lieberman. we can't make a fetish of bipartisanship, but it's a very interesting question given the polarization of the hour. what might have happened if some combination of john kerry and joe lieberman and john mccain had gone to the country with more of a fusion ticket? might not have worked, obviously, but it's one of those interesting counter factuals that it couldn't have led to anything worse than what we've had in recent years. i think that...
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. >> john mccain, kofi annen, two people honored. was a bipartisan event. >> it was beautiful. and so many friends of my father who i've known all my life and my family members, jenny and sophie were there. my best friend. >> we don't go out a lot. >> no, we don't. no, we don't. >> we felt like this was worth it. >> we set plans. >> and then you're in bed at
. >> john mccain, kofi annen, two people honored. was a bipartisan event. >> it was beautiful. and so many friends of my father who i've known all my life and my family members, jenny and sophie were there. my best friend. >> we don't go out a lot. >> no, we don't. no, we don't. >> we felt like this was worth it. >> we set plans. >> and then you're in bed at